Software Engineering Intern - 2026 Summer Internship

Description and Requirements

Healthfirst's 2026 Summer Trailblazer Internship is a 10-week paid program beginning on June 1, 2026. This is an immersive and interactive learning experience, that lays a foundation for continued leadership development. Interns do impactful work, collaborating with other interns, employees, and business leaders to solve current business problems and deliver solutions. This position requires three days per week in office (Tues/Wed/Thurs) at 100 Church Street, NYC Who We Are: For nearly 30 years, Healthfirst has been serving New Yorkers. We helped pioneer the value-based healthcare model-where hospitals and physicians are paid based on patient outcomes-because our company was founded on the belief that insurers need to be true partners in the health system.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Operate with intellectual curiosity and critically assess existing processes and procedures to identify opportunities for improvement
• Hold oneself accountable for the accuracy, completeness, quality, and relevance of deliverables to own responsibility for work product
• Exhibit collaborative attitude, willingness to work with others on features that included working team(s) made of cross departmental/interdisciplinary users
• Additional duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:
• Passion for solving challenging problems using technology
• Possess technical curiosity and the desire to learn new things quickly
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and maintain attention to detail
• Ability to work in teams and build good working relationships
• Excellent interpersonal skills and follow- up skills
• Experience with object-oriented programming and ability to learn new programming languages
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Familiarity with React and Python
• Basic understanding of AWS

Healthfirst Internship Program Requirements:
• Undergraduate students must be a junior or senior at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program. Graduate students must be enrolled at an accredited institution or have graduated within 12 months of the program.
• Will not require sponsorship for employment currently or in the future
• Eligible to work in the U.S.
• Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA from an accredited school

Hiring Range:

• Greater New York City Area (NY, NJ, CT residents): $40,200 - $54,570
• All Other Locations (within approved locations): $34,900 - $52,000